The by-election follows the resignation of constituency MP Nakhonchai Khunnarong. He announced his resignation after the EC’s Rayong Office affirmed that he had served a year and six months in jail in 1999 for theft.
A complaint had been filed with the EC’s Rayong Office during the candidacy registration period against Nakhonchai, seeking his disqualification, but the Rayong office could not verify the complaint until after the election results were known.
